ZIP 70506 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 70506 (Lafayette, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, LA · Lafayette Parish
uszips 2026
People42,318
Median age34.0
Household income$57,379
Home value$215,633
Median rent$1,042/mo
Poverty17.3%
College degree+36.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 787 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,738
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
24.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,384.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 43.5%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 44.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.5%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 13.3%
- Limited English
- 5.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.